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When life gives you lemons: use limonene to explore molecular properties with your students and show them the scientific method in action.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Trees are incredible chemical factories that capture carbon dioxide and produce the oxygen we breathe, but they produce other chemicals too. We need to understand their effect in the atmosphere to get the most out of tree-planting initiatives.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Dropping out: learn about the chemistry of precipitation and introduce your students to chemical reactions that form colourful new compounds using microscale chemistry methods that are cheap, quick, and easy to do.
Ages: 14-16, 11-14, 16-19;
The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs struck Earth during springtime. Scientists have determined this by analyzing the remains of fish that died directly after the impact.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
What do carrots and flamingos have in common? At first glance, not much, but look closer. Their rosy glows have surprisingly similar origins!
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Clearing up chemistry: household products like nail polish remover and laundry detergent can be used to demonstrate chemical concepts like intermolecular forces and redox reactions.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Basic research is often misunderstood by the public and misconstrued by the media. Try this role play to learn how research is funded and how basic research advances and protects society.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Fireworks release more than just sound and light. Read about the environmental costs of this centuries-old entertainment.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Did you know that carbon dioxide dissolves in bodies of water and affects the ocean? Explore the effect of carbon dioxide on ocean chemistry with these practical activities.
Ages: 11-14, 16-19, 14-16;
Drop by drop: Learn about pH chemistry and neutralization reactions, and produce wonderful colours using microscale methods that are cheap, quick, and easy.
Ages: 14-16, 11-14;
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Citrus science: learn with limonene
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
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How trees affect the climate: is it just through photosynthesis?
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, Science and society, Sustainability
| Issue 57
Pleasing precipitation performances – the microscale way
Topics: Chemistry, Sustainability
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The reign of the dinosaurs ended in spring
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Earth science, News from the EIROs
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Colour in nature: think pink
Topics: Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 56
Household chemistry: solvents and stain removers
Topics: Chemistry, Science and society
| Issue 55
What is it good for? Basic versus applied research
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, General science, Health, Science and society, Careers in STEM
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The dark side of fireworks
Topics: Chemistry, Earth science, Science and society, Sustainability
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An ocean in the school lab: carbon dioxide at sea
Topics: Earth science, General science, Physics, Science and society, Chemistry
| Issue 54
Little wonder: pH experiments the microscale way
Topics: Chemistry
